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4. The University of Reading’s halls were a centre of satanism

Foxhill House was built in the mid 1800s by architect Alfred Waterhouse as a home for himself.

It’s got some odd design quirks, and that was apparently enough to make it a hive for devil worshipping.

Rumours were it was visited by the notorious Alexander Crowley, a man who modestly declared himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century - although there is absolutely no evidence to support this.

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Now we can’t prove this has never happened, but there are many factors to consider. Evidence into the phenomena does exist but doctors say it’s possible but extremely unlikely.

It’s still an utterly horrible thing to happen though.

7. Malcolm X went to prison after giving a talk in Reading

Malcolm X

Rumour has it the fiery American civil rights campaigner was imprisoned after a talk at Rainbow Hall in Reading, and that once he’d served his sentence he returned for a speech to the United Nationals Student Association at the University of Reading.

In fact, the speaker on both occasions was someone called Michael X, who didn’t reach the same levels of fame.